The players will be trying out for a spot on the U.S. national junior team that will play in the 2011 World Junior Championship.

Palmieri was the Ducks' first round pick, after Peter Holland, in the 2009 draft. He had nine goals and eight assists in 33 games as a freshman for Notre Dame this past season and helped the U.S. defeat Canada for this year's World Junior title - the first U.S. world juniors gold medal in six years.

Palmieri has made headlines off the ice as well. He was kicked off the U.S. national development team for team violations and was recently arrested for an alcohol-related incident in South Bend, Ind., but he is regarded as one of the club's top forward prospects.

Among the other invitees are Southern California products Emerson Etem and Matthew Nieto of Long Beach, Beau Bennett of Gardena and Tyler Maxwell of Manhattan Beach.

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